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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1898)
THE QIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME, The duin of Free are food and baa, And Flemish lip are wining. And soft the naida of Italy, And SpsUrli eyes are tbrilllnf; Still (honnh I bask beneath their am ilea ad my ht-art falls bark to Erln'i late, Tu toe girl I left behind me. For she's as fair as Shannon's side. And puriT thnn its water. But. she refn d to be my bride, Though many a year I sought her; Yet since to France I sailed away, Her letters oft remind me That I promised uever to gainsay The girl I left behind me. She aays, "My own dear love, com home, My friends are rich and many, Or else, abroad with you I'll roam, A soldier stout aa any; If you'U not come, nor let me go, I'll think you hare resigned me," My heart nigh broke when I answered "No," To the girl I left behind me, flor never shall my true lore brave A "life of war and toiling. And never as a skulking slav I'll tread my native soil on; But were It free or to be freed. The battle's close wonld find Bit To Ireland hound, nor message need Krom the girl I left behind me. VICTIMIZED. I had been at the Climax Hot fyrUix for three days when the Widow Hendricks arrived. I haul engaged quaru-r for a month. In order to 1k!I the rheumatism oat of my sys tem, and there were a hundred other gueata booked In like maimer. The Springs were Derer a fashionable re sort, but you will always find a lot of people there who are financially solM I was on the veranda when the widow drove up In the 'bus, and I slaed her up as followa : "Age, about 27; flue figure; second year of widowhood; hajdome fare; In telieotual and entertaining; probably got at lesftt $.10,000 life Insurance when Hendricks shuffled off; she'll do to cul tivate." I was a bachelor, you understand, and at UVrtr to dirt, uuUe love or marry It was said that 1 was a good-looking liacbelor, and though I was bothered with rheumatism In my left knee uat then It dklu't interfere materially with the grace of my carriage. 1 fiaWeired tuytteif that I attracted the widow's at tention, and was glad to note that sev era! other bachelors or widowers were a bt jealous of me. We got her bris tory, or rather a few details, from one of the hotel clerks. Khe. tu worth half a million dollars, and lived In Cladn oatf. Her siwter and brother-in-law would appear later. She had twinges of rheumatism In her left knee, and would take a few bathe before sailing for Europe to be gone a year. Kor two days the fair young wldorw avoided imi; but on the third day, to my great satisfaction, she win given a seat a tuy table In the dlutng-roouj. Not only that, but next to me; and be had not given the waiter her order when I Introduced myself and managed to add a few honeyed words to please her aelf eHteein. She gave roe her name In re turn, and the fact that we were both Buffering from rheumatism In the same knee served as a bond to draw na to- atwther. I admired her from the start by tlie tuiie her pouched egg wus trouifht I thought I could love her; be fore her coffee was gone I bud deter mined to marry her or perish In the at tenipt For two days I had the widow Hendricks to myself, and I was so self ish that I would not Introduce her to any p.tble rivals, even though they go In the way a down times per day She gave me to understand that she was glad I was at the Hprlngs. She bad Inquired alout roe, she said, and found that I was a man above reproach. I was getting along swimmingly, when the widow gnve me a sort of a throw-down. That la, she gave four or Ave others opportunities of Introducing themselves; and owe afternoon I found ber promenading the veranda on the arm of old Jones, the man I dcwplNcd above all the other gueata. He was a merchant from some place or oHher, and prolb!y a very nice man, but I despised blm because It was rumored that he was a widower who wauled to get married again. I chided the widow for walking wllh Jone and for talking nJ Votilen rlrt s ytinj squirt of a ft-huw nixed JUttklim, and for rbeaumtUin In the ankles; but she squeezed my hand, and laughingly re plied: "Ion't 1? goose. Of all the men Lere 1 think you the nicest; but a wom an Bin t render herself agreeable to nil, you know. You just be a good boy, and don't get Jealous." She permitted alwnt a doxnn men to cultivates her acquaintance, and while I was Jiwloiis of each and every one and ached to bang the hends of the wbole I yet took a grim lot of pleasure In the feeling that I wua bona of all. and bad tba Joker lu my hand. I even Intro duced to her two or three, parties, In or der to have the satisfaction of pitying them afterwards. The women did not take kindly to the widow Hendricks, nor did she cultivate them While woman Is woman's worst enemy, H takes a woman to correctly slise up one of her own sex. Tlx? wom en called Mrs. Hendricks superflelal, flirtatious. coucet4ed, and all that. They aim sold she was tricky, and but for fear of the law would have eatled her an adventuress. Perhaps some of them did, to their husbands, but If n the bus ixtdiin uUh vcie.l; "Now, roy dear, stop right there Ton are jealous of her good looks and fine flgura, but don't carry the thing too far. She has a right to amuse herself, and that's all she's doing." The widow Hendr' 'k had no res arm to mi dissatisfied with 1fcs ntton tiens aba rocalvsd. ftha waa situ areond which fourteen dlfferwiu stars began to revolve aa sooa aa aha mad her appearance on the veranda, and It waa almost a fight aa to who should escort her for a walk or lot the dialog room. la fact, things we so far that I got mad. and perhaps I should have paid my Mil aad suffered on with the rheumatism had she not sent for me to j join her in her private parlor. She knew I waa put out, and she squeesed my band and aat down eluae beside me, and began: Now, George" (for the Brat time). "you are angry at Hie. aad I caa't tell you how grieved I ant. I know yoo to be the dearest flkiw la the world, and to prove bow much I H e you I an go ing to ask a great favor of you. I d die before I'd ask k of any other man oa earth. George" (squaws), "will you grant it? There Is no one about aad I think you may may- " I biased her, of course. That waa twenty years ago. but 1 rameanDer ii yet. It waa a long, linger!" hies oa the check, and I AM not feel my rheaj- matktm for three days after. Then I told her to ask me for my horse, my dog, my raaor, or my fortune, and 1 would break my neck to save her. "That is like you, you dear old fel low!" she said. "Wall, tba truth la I owe my dressmaker about WOO I sent Her a check for the amount before leav ing home, but she sends H bach, an wants the money. Yon hnow how queer some people are; she probably never cashed a check la her life. If yoo could " If I cmiM let her have fflDO la caah she would ei press tt to her dreswraaker. Why, of course! I bad transferred )2.rxw to the local bank, and she a boo Is have fnoe early newt forenoon. Didn't she want-r00-eOf-l,OW? "What a noble naaa!" she usnraaured. When the bank opened next morning I drew out an even fl.OtW, retorned to the hotel, and banded tt to her with my compliments. She smiled and laughed snd called me pet names, trot when I offered ta go wtth her ta tbe express office she put me oT. I didn't spy upon her, but I couldn't find out that she went out alone that day or any other day. Next day after drawing the money I wanted her to ga driving, but she bad a headache. I wandered off alene. and returned yuat hi thne to catch old Jonea coming out of that private parlor, and to see tbe widow ttttttng otit of the rear door. I forced beck my suspicions, deemed them nawerthy, and never knew the worst until Jeaea owned op to W. She bad sent fnr him tm ak a great favor. h bad also aqaeewd Ms band a hand like a hem and tbe old Jay bad alas Imprinted a lefig, lraacrlns kiss on her cheek. Kne hadn't worked the dressmaker dodge en him; It was IntereM due on a morga, and she bed forgotten sll about It Jones was a busi ness man. and maybe he susreeeted her sending a check drawn on her own lo cal bank; bnt If he did she tad some excuse to ssttsfy Mm. At any rate be lent her I'M) and had to draw on hie own bank for more. .. A dsy later the little widow tackled that squirt of a Hawkins, smutrts don t have ready cash as a rule, but this one happened to have ilO.OOO which hud come to htm as a legacy. He had been fool enough to bring half of It with him and band rt over to tbe hotel safe; and though he tried to He out of It 1 he lleve be was easy picking. When the widow got him Into tlat private parlor and called him FMsy and squeezed his hand be went all to ptwea, and when be was permitted to kiss ber peachy cheek the Infernal kMo Just ached to die for her. What she was after, how ever, was cold cash. One of her lady friends In Hoaton wanted a loan of $2,0 for a week, and as tbe widow didn't have tt by ber, and ye awfully wanted to olJlge, she was compelled to ask for a loan. She would give Fltxy $1.',0)0 worth of diamonds to hold as security having thetn In the hotel safe but, of course, he wouldn't think of such a thing. He ran down and got the money, and was so tickled to be of service that be would have stood on his head If he had given the sign. The millionaire bachelor with the swollen ankles was the next victim. His ankles were much bttter, but hia heart was In a bad way. The wretched Idiot, had fallen In love with the widow, and he bad Just figured out to his own satisfaction that he badnt one show In a million, when a little pink note was placed In hls'hnnd and he was almost 11 Med out of his chair. He was asked to meet the widow In that same parlor, and ho didn't lose any valuable time getting there. As his first name was Samuel I suppose the woman called him "Kitmmy," and she probably squeezed his hand and made as big a fool of blm ns In the other case. He wouldn't be confidential with rhe rest of us after R was all over and we were comparing notes, and so I can't tell what excuse she put forward to Iwrrow money. He owned up that be handed over $1,600 lu the long green, and would have made It more hud It been asked for. Taken altogether there were eleven vkUuis. Oiw by one we entered that private parlor to be made fools of and plucked. The lowart sum received by the widow waa $300. The highest sum banded out waa that of FHay, who threatened to commit suicide, but final ly turned to cigarettes. The sum total was a UnJu over 110,000, but ta casting It up we dkl not mind the odd hun dreds A quarter of a mile In rear of the hotel was a sylvan grove aud a lake. Uai o and every one of us was Invited lo meet the widow beside the biLe on a ct't-Utiu hour. We were on band to the List man. Some of us walked around and glared at each other, and some of us sat down on the benches and smiled knowingly to ourselves. The hour passed, but Done of na left It waa thrro tinvrs r fbj srrvinf.' before any one waa suspicious, aad theu wc moved to the hoM In a bod to tad tbe widow gone. Baa had a train at the very hour she waa ta meet an, and with her had gone our caah. Old Jones called her an adventur ess and voted to pursue and arrest her, hot w voted htm down by a large ma jority, and decided not to make fools of ourselves any further. In fact, we decided to become liars instead, and during tbe rest of our stay we boldly denied that any of us bad cared any thing for the widow or had lent ber a dollar. Five years later, while I was at as- other spring this time a cold one for the benefit of my digeatlon, a lady and gentleman drove up one evening from the atanioa, and I at once recognized the widow Hendricks. She was Juat as young and cute and pretty as ever, but took tt t&at she bad been married since I saw her last I didn't put my self forward at all, bnt after supper she ran across me on Hie veranda, and ut tering a little exclamation of glad sur prise reached out both bands and said: 'Why, Mr. Renfrew George how do you do? Why! I uavent met you since " "Madam, I beg your pardon," I Inter rupted, "but you seem to have inade a mistake." "But you are are George?" "No, madam. My name la Boggs Abraham Brs, Esq., dealer In grind stones, green hides and guano." 'Aad yeu never lent me a thousand dollars to pay my dressmaker?" "Never! That Isn't Abraham Boggs." "But you " "Beggs, madam Bogga. I simply happened to look like Mr. Renfrew. who was probably some sentimental Idiot, and your mistake Is excusable. Try so mesne else, madam good-night" RECENT INVENTIONS. Metallic folding-beds are being made with tbe hortsontal bars hinged In sev eral sections to close up and draw the footboard up to tbe bead when tbe bed is not la use. To indicate when a new bottle has been tampered with a metal ball Is hung from the cork by a thread, which breaks as tbe cork Is pulled, allowing the ball to fall to tbe bottom of the bot tle. Hats are prevented from blowing off the bead by a new fastener, which con sists of a toothed comb, to be attached to the under side of the bat brim and Klidc op Into the hair, where It is held by springs la the crown. An improved eversboe has a re-en- j forcemeat extending around the heel portion with a shoulder Inside to en gage the upper edge of the counter of the shoe and prevent the rnbber from slipping off. J A Connecticut Inventor has patented a bicycle handle which Is formed of a single spiral spring of heavy alumini um alley wire, the center of the coil bulging outward and the ends grip ping tbe liar to bold It In place. ? Meats can be marked without stain ing by a new device, consisting of raised letters attached te a wire frame, against which the meat Is allowed to rest uatll an Indentation show, when the meat Is dried aud hardened by smoke. Bicycle riders who smoke will appre ciate a newly dexlgued pit which tuid the bowl attached te a shield to be pin ned on the coat, with a curved stem which wakes it possible for the smoker to use the pipe without touching it with his hands. An improved method of attaching the collar and tie ta a shirt consists of loops formed on tbe collar, tie and neckband, through which a spring ring Is forced, which extends nearly around the neck under the tie aud prevents the slip ping of collar and tie. An Englishman baa designed an elec tric fog signaling apparatus, which has a large number of cartridge chambers In a metallic disk, with a firing mech anism ou one side of tbe disk to fire a cartridge at stated lntervuln if a train Is lu the block ahead of the signal, an electric current operating the signal. In a new French apparatus for rais ing sunken vessels a number of cells of calcium carbide are maintained on board In such a position that gaa Is generated aa soon as the vessel kinks and stored N collapsible bags und;r tbe decks, thus raising tbe ship I'uuitv dlately, which might be the means of saving many Uvea, She Reared Her Husband. Mrs. M idlnon Smith, who died re cently, after passing the century mark, many years ago enjoyed the dlatlnc tlon, It Is claimed, of being the only woman In this section who literally raised ber h unhand. Old man Sin I ill Is living yet He said that bis mother died when be was but one day old, and that be was given by his niaHter to Miranda, another slave, to raise. She acted as a mother to blm, ber own baby having died about the same time. In after years both being manumitted by their master, they removed to the North, and were married at Brooklyn, St. Clair County, in ISM). Thoy have lived happily together ever since. -Old man Smith Is 80 years of age, and en joys the esteem of all who know hint. St. Louis Globe-Democrat Onions and Complexion. The finest complexions In the world are said to be in the Bcx-muda. This Is accounted for by tho fact that the In habitants live chiefly on onions. Mokel-ln-tbn-fllos. A recently patented nlckel-m-theelot machine polishes shoes, perfume ihe cloubiiig, opens a mirror, and give tiie user a stick of gum In one operation. Mohammed's Tomb. The tomb ef Mohammed Is covered with diamonds, sapphires aad rubles valued st $12,600,000. If you must hare year ploturt taksa, tor itvaven sam tM't m Jf.a. TxM - I MUTIt-AflNQ DC AO BOUIC& . i in. A '-Ur ,rr djk An Intiptniivr atomizer. This Is made by soldering In a pint tin cup the device shown In the lower part of the illustration. To tbe half mon shaped piece of tin Is attached the long rectangular tube. The short, round tulie at rlffbt angles to this reaches al most but not quite to tbe bottom of the cup. The top of this short tube is oa a level with tb bottom of the long one. By partially filling the cup with any kind of an Insecticide and blowing into the long tube a fine spray can be cre ated. Tbe little device Is not patented and any tinsmith can make one. With kerosene a small herd of cattle can be sprayed for lice or to keep off files In a very short time. For house plants It Is especially adapted and convenient Pure kerosene must be used very spar ingly on either planta or animals. Orange Judd Farmer. Osford Down PneeBk This is a cross-bred sheep, the prog eny of nimpshlre ewes and Cotswold rams. It is the largest of the so-called "Down" breeds, the produce of the Southdown rams with various Inferior but generally heavier races ef ewes. These were as a rule coarse, and un thrifty in compariaon with the highly cultivated sire. The face is not so dark as tbe Hampshire, and some times merely spotted or smutted, nor is the body so broad or bcavy as that of this larger animal. It is one of the best of mutton sheep, and the lambs are excel lent and thrifty feeders. In some tests made at tbe Experiment Stations, thla breed made the second highest scors for dressed weight of carcass, making over 60 per cent, the Leicester alone surpassing it and making sixty-two and three-quarters per cent It is an excellent breed for crossing on com mon range flocks, and Is hardy as well at thrifty. It baa the advantage, too, of making one of the best kinds of rams for crossing on farm flocks or for farm ers' use in Its pure-bred form. It is remarkable for the depth of its fore quarter, as shown in the illustration, which Is a portrait of a first prlxe ram. Its fleece la of the worsted claas, and used for a large variety of fabrics noted for their excellent wearing quali ties. Tbe fleece averages seven pounds. Avoid Kxtremes. Extremes are dangurous. One claas of farmers do not feed enough for profit especially after grass la gone, while the other claas believes In the theory of "the more feed the more product" Both sre wrong. An animal may consume more food than it can di gest making the product expensive. Feeding depends upon variety. Too much corn or ground grain In the sum mer season will cause bowel difficulty, and an excess In winter without the ad dition of bulky material gives no corre sponding benefit as it Is voided. Give the snlmals a sufficiency, but not ex clusively of one kind of food. War with Oerniany, The wbole suggestion of a war with Oermany Is preposterous. Nowhere ntslde of Germany Is the true German character better understood and appre ciated than In this country, and our sure reliance for the continuation of our friendly relatione rests on our knowledge of the good sense and Intel ligence of the German people, who would be almost unanimous In their protest against the mere thought of so unnatural a struggle. Oraftlnc Fecaas. It Is a mistake Idsa that pecans will pot grow and thrlvs on high land. It I of ths same class and nacnrs as the hickory, and will thrlvs on any Mil that the hickory will grew on. Ths pecan mar be successfully grafted on tbe hickory by sawta the hickory stock sturrLB spnATtsra dkvicb. THB OXrOliD DO) SIIBKP. iitiJ. one to six or more !nebs In diameter, after the sap has started, so as to allow the bark to be readily separated from the wood. Cut grafts while dormant and keep dormant until ready for use. Shape the graft about one and one-half Inches in all on one side, and take off the bark on opposite side Just so as to touch the wood, and insert In tbe stock by pressing It with the shaped side against the wood and between the wood and bark. Have the grafts about six or eight Inches long, and mound up to top. of graft with fine earth well packed on. Exchange. Value of Horse Manure. Different valuations are given horse manure, as It Is made from many dif ferent subetanees. It Is estimated that a ton of manure contains about ten pounds of nitrogen, ten pounds of pot ash and four pounds of phosphoric acid, the value of which Is about $Z It will be interesting for farmers who buy manure to consider whether it will pay to haul manure o 'ong distance unless It Is of the roost valuable kind. Manure from livery aUbles, which is composed mostly of straw, Is not worth as much as that which is free from litter, hence when the farmer gives his labor and that of bis team to haul a ton of ma nure a mile or more, as well aa load and unload It he may pay more for It than it la worth. Fertilizers are cheap er unless the manure Is worth over $2 a ton. Oar Cera Bdralna. Explanation of tbe enormous Increase in European corn requirements, evi denced in American exports, 206,500, 000 past year, is largely found in the extended use in Continental Europe of corn Instead of barley and other grr lns for cattle. Frits Arnold, a leading Ger man Importer, says that with tbe cattle of Germany feeding on American corn there will be market for 150,000,000 In German agricultural districts alone, that a large share of tbe 1100,000 worth of corn that now goes weekly to Eu rope Is for the German farmer, and that tbe rest of Europe Is learning tbe same lesson. Glen Mary Strawberry, The Glen Mary strawberry is rather soft ss are most berries of large slxe, but of good quality, form and color and exceedingly pro ductive. This va- r 1 e t y r equlres good soil and clean culture to obtain size and uniformity, and for near-by mar ket will pay for rich soil and care- thb otait mabt. ful cnIture. The main objection is the time ei ripening, which brings It into tbe market in mid season at a time when even Its large sire will net command an extra price. The accompanying Illustration hi about half tbe uaual size of the berry. BtW Xasts, Hens will "steal" their nests In sum mer and find some secluded location where the ground appears moist The fact has prompted some farmers to be lieve that a moist location should be preferred for bens that are incubating. The selection of the nesting place by tbe hen Is not because the ground may be damp, but because she desires a cool location or to get rid of lice In the poultry house. In winter the hen pre fers a warm and dry nest. Experlmenta show that sitting hens will hatch out as many chicks from the eggs when the nests are up on it dry hay mow as when they are located on damp ground. Rights of Contractor. A private corporation has a right to collect from the people for gas and wa ter and street car service and other public utilities only enough compensa tion to pay expenses and to provide a reasonable return on the capital actu ally Invested. Every cent collected above what la necessary for these pur- poses, belongs to the city, and the tlm will come when It will be recognized aa illegal for a corporation to capitalize j the value represented by ft pubMc fran chise and flr:u"e the f'9r','h! 1-",1f a? a part of the aaaeta of the company. Kansas City Star. Poultry Notes. Do not allow fowls to drink stagnant water. Soft shelled eggs are largely due to overfeeding. In fattening fowls cooked food Is bet ter than raw. Be sure that the young chickens ar fat when scut to market Alway feed turkeys and duck where yon want them to roost. In a majority of cases it will pay to aell off the old hens a soon as they quit laying. It Is a waste of feed to keop more roosters than are actually needed for breeding. Keep all of the best of the early hatched pullets; they make the best winter layers. To grow ns thy should little dncks require almost twice as much food as little chickens. More or less experience Is absolutely necessary to making a success with poultry keeping. When a fowl or animal la making a rapid growth Is the time to aid In ordot to make ths most out of it One reason that fowls given a good range are healthier Is that they receive food best tor digest! sa, with ths ssxy grit afezicaae Were Good at Thrfe aast ttt Spaniards Caa Go Oa Batsesv . The men we fought then were af ks same eUite as tboae Uocie Ssun's SV doers are fighting now, said vetaaasB of the Mexicsm war recently. They aaw l!ka savages, and mutilated tie bodies) of oar dead soldiers in the moat bsnV He manner imaginable. After a basts p iuh uieiii we would bury tbe bodies) tsf tne slain, including those of our mles, but after we were von devils would sneak up to the buryta ground amd take up tbe bodies of dead soldiers. These they mods too horribly to relate, aad then psoas, pod thorn up naked along a road wiliest they knew we would travel. Tttey would arrange tbe bodies in all kinds) of horrible attitudes, propping tbrsn Bp witih stones or sticks driven throuch tbe flesh and into the ground, so thai they could not fall down. Why, It was) j awful, and evn now the remembrance o( those terrible scene makes my blood ruin cold. There is one particular wlon which I will never foaget I with tine Fifth Company of LoivleiaTWI wokilers, whk-b was what la now called cavalry, but was then knows aa tba mounted men. They did all the tough work, and one day we were sent up take the National Bridge, which 1m oa the road between Vera Crua and the Oity of Mexico. It was guarded by two forts on high hills, and it was necessary that we should hold it When we ar rlvod near the bridge a party of twenty- one mtm were sent ahead to scout, and they were cut off from us by a company of the enemy. Several nights rater, however, tttey mode a bold dash and rejoined na, bat several were killed. Tbe next morning the main body started to take tbe forts), and I whs In the front ranks. As wa reached tbe bridge we svltv tbe body ofi " one of the poor fellows who had been killed the might before. It waa naked eund mutilated In a maimer almost too terrible to Imagine. None of us staid anything, but we registered a ailent vow that we would not take any -.prisoners alive if we could beip it Tbe sight of that poor soldier's body had an effect on our men terrible for the MexV cans, and we none of ns forgot It dus Ing the fight that followed. , Yea,, ws captured the forts and bridge aad held the town. He Won the Bet ' An uncouth old ranger from the Baa Joaquin Valley was making his week ly trip to Stockton the other day, and chanced to be sitting with an imperti nent drummer in the smoking car. The old man helped himself to the matches from the railroad box and tried ta strike one and then another. "You have to scratch them on the box uncle," remarked the drummer. "Oh, I guess I kin strike a match," replied thu rancher, as he ripped on across a varnished panel of the car and broke off the head. The drumruef laughed at his failure and gave bin some more information. "The only way to light those matches Is to strike them on ithe box," said be. "Oh, I guess I kin scratch 'em most anywheres," and tbe old man tried on on the sole of bis shoe, another on ths arm of the seat, and still another on the car floor, while the drummer only laughed. "I tell you they are made so that they won't light unless you scratch thum ou the box." "Bet you they will." "I'll bet you $1 they won't" "Bet you $20 they will." "I'll take it." The wager was made, the old man, took one of tbe matches, stood up, and, bitching his trousers up so as to makt a smooth surface over bis broad thigh, gave the match a deliberate scratch and it blazed up. Then he deliberately lighted his pipe and drew down the slakes. The smart drummer does not know that the innocent old raacher pays his expenses every trip on that trick, for he has a side of a matchbox sewed In hit trousers beneath the tall of bis long, shiny coat A College Pun. The clans was reading Cicero, an author who gave the tutor In charge nmwu-innltv to Indulge in little hoinl- orUm dj,awn from far.fetche( texts. On this occasion (It was Just (after a victory at baseball had been ; traiLtlonslly celebrated) tbe tutor put ii.) i.fi ,.!t't"t, o.j.reiislon, ii.nd in sol- emneMt tones inquired of the student who was reciting "Mr. Smith, which of these two words, 'contemuere,' or 'desplcere,' would you apply to young meu so self ishly oblivious to the proprieties and the rights of their neighbors as to light bonfires in dangerous proximity t buildings on the college campus?" : Quick as thought tbe student replied. "I should, sir, use 'contemners' make light of." . J - Needless to add, the clever pn brought down the house; and that tutor showed that he was human by joining lu the laugh, lie afterward said that It wiis the only occaMlon In six years, of service In that college where he gave Httidcnt the maximum mark for per fection In recitation. Tho Tallest Volunteer. Trlvate Henry Jackson, of Company K, Second Mew Jersey Regimens, claims to be and probably is tbe tallest soldier in the volunteer army. He Is 6 feet 0 Inches in height, but he finds consolation In tbe thought that even l( ho were sixty feet high the Spanish marktiin.i:) couldn't bit blm. No Electricity for tho Tark. The Turkish Govermnent Is the least enterprising of any la tho matter of j electricity. Knormons sums of money ' bare been offered for electrle lightlns, ) and telephone prlvtiegss, bat they havs all been refused.